Neither Rain or Shine
Neither rain or shine will hold Dennis down from contacting his “people.” Dennis had a visitor this late afternoon in his patio porch. I feel a trip to the lumberyard is forthcoming. I will hold my breath, bide my words and try to visit the site only when I am invited. It never gets boring around here. I kept my head down and stayed in the sewing studio. I missed out on the 2 inches of rain.
Though our town is small, we are quite self-sufficient. Dennis was in need of a pair of jeans. Wrangler is the brand of choice as the Shopko brand is lacking for a good fit. With that being said, you can’t always get the exact size that’s needed. As long as the waist measurement was correct, I could soon fix the length. I am not fond of 
shortening jeans. The flat-felt seams are a bugger to sew over while maintaining an even hem. As I got into the project I realized that this was the first heavy denim pair of jeans I have hemmed since getting my new machine. I took my time and kept the needle coming along the hem line and I’ll be jiggered, the pressure foot walked right over the thick welt of having the denim folded over twice for the hem. Also amazing was the fact that the length of the stitches remained constant. I had my foot placed gingerly on the power pad thinking if the needle did break, I wouldn’t have pieces of it flying and then not finding all the parts. I have celebrated the pleasure of this sewing machine every time I use it . . . but this was the frosting on the cake.
So, tomorrow there will be commotion in the patio porch and it will be interesting as to what will transpire. If Dennis is happy . . . why not!